It turns out that Tarantino is thinking about deviating even further from the crime, gangster and war films for which he's known.

What exactly would a Tarantino sci-fi film look like?

"You know — it’s funny: if you had asked me that a few years ago I would’ve said 'I don’t know. It’s not really my genre. I’m not sure,but you never know.'" he explained to Collider. "Now I have an idea. It wouldn’t be something I’m doing in the next year or so but it’s a little flower right now. A little bean sprout. But those bean sprouts can turn into beanstalks. So this would be the first time I wouldn’t say ‘No – not really.’ This is the first time I would say ‘Yeah — maybe’. It wouldn’t be a space ship type thing — travelling through space, going to other planets. It would be more of an earth bound sci-fi thing. But sci-fi nonetheless."

Meanwhile, "The Hateful 8" is reportedly shooting early next year, with an eye on a Christmas 2015 release date.